Bottle-washing apparatus.



2 SHEETS SHEET l- Patent'ed Jan. 16, 1917.

J. W. DAWSON.

BOTTLE WASHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. I915.

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BOTTLE WASHING APPARATUS. APPLicATmN FILED MAY 24, x915) Pamnfied m. 16,1917

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.. UNITED STATES OFFICE,

JOSEPH w. Dawson, or ST. LOUIS, mIssoUnI, ASSIGNOB 'ro nanaY-wnnmznnan uscnmmw comrnmr, or s'r. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A conrom'rlon or mxssoum.

BOTTLE-WASHING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it ,known that I, Josarn W. DAWSON, a citizenof the United States of America, a resident of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Washing Ap paratus, of which the following is a full,

With the foregoing and other objects in viewthe invention consists of thenovel construction, comb nation and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown the preferred embodi- -ment of the invention, but it'is to be underastood that changes, variations and modificationsjcan be resorted to which come within the scope oftheclaiin hereunto appended. liigure I is a side elevation of a" bottle ash ng apparatus embodying the features of my invention machines being a portion of .one of the bottle washing devices. Fi II is a section taken approximately on t e line II'- II, Fig. I'. Fig. III Is-anenIarged section takenI approximately on the line IIL-III,

on line V-- Fig. I I. Fig. VI is a section on line V --VI,' Fig. II

To illustrate the pre erred form of the invention, I have shown three bottle washin devices, adapted to perform successive washing operations. For the sake of convenience in describing the invention, I will term the bottle washlng devices primary, intermediate, and final washing devices, but it is to be understood that the bottles may be sub'ected to a washing operation before being elivered to, the primary washing device,- or'ofter passing fromthe a1 washing dcvi sa ,delignltcsthc primary bottle washing ow of roken away to show the ig. IV is a section taken on line 46 I --IV, Fi III. .Fi V is a section taken Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan, 16, 1917,

Application flied May 24, 1915. Serial No. 30,008.

device, located at the left side of Fig. I. Thls .device is adapted to wash the outer faces of the bottles as will be hereinafter described. The intermediate washin device includes long nozzles or spin as I adapted to discharge water into the bottles, and the final washing device includes nozzles or spindles F also adapted to discharge water into thebottles. l The bottles to be washed by the different bottle washing devices pass from a runway 1, atthe left side of Fig. I, to the primary washing device P, and thereafter the bottles are discharged onto a runwaygfl [whereby they are conducted to bottle receiving pockets 3. These pockets form paitbf a traveling bottle carrier which conveys bot ties to points immediatelyabove' thelo nozzles I and F, and after being subjects a to the action of the water which asses from said nozzles, the bottles are finally discharged onto a runway A: at the right hand side of Fig. I. The primary washing device P comprises a housing 5 mounted on a reservoir 6, and a 80 rotary bottle holder R arranged in said housing 5. The-bottle holder R comprises. a series of radial pockets 7 adapted to receive the bottles as they pass from the runway 1, and adapted to hold thebottles during the primary washing operation. Any suitable means may be utilized to drive the' rotarybottle carrier R, the object being to carry the bottles from the runway 1 to a.

water distributing device I), thereafter dis- 9Q charging the bottles onto the runway 2. The water distributing device D includes a manifold 8 provided with discharge members 9 (Figs. I andIII) from which water is discharged onto the bottles in the rotary 05 bottle carrier R. 'The outer faces of the bottles are washed by the streams of water passing from the discharge members 9, and

the dirt, labels, etc., pass downwardly, with the water, into the reservoir 6. 0

The traveling bottle carrier, whereby the bottles are conveyed from the runway 2, in 1 eludes the bottle receiving pockets 3 and an endless sprocket chain 10 to which said pockets 3 are secured. The endless sprocket 1 chain 10 passes around idle wheels 12 and it is fitted to the drive wheel 13. 14 designates a gear wheel secured to the drive wheel 13, an d 15 designates a inion meshing with said gear wheel.

e pinion 15 v may be driven by any suitable power mechanism to impart an intermittent movement to the sprocket chain 10.

The final bottle washing device .includes the long nozzles F which are secured to manifold pipes 16, the latter being fixed to cross heads 1.7, see Figs. I and II. The cross heads 17 are slida-bly fitted to vertical guide members 13. the latter being fixed to a wall of the large reservoir 20. 21 designates flei'ible water supply tubes leading from a manifold 22 to the pipes 16. Fresh water is forced from a water supply pipe 23 to the manifold 22, through flexible tubes 21, and into the pipes 16 from which it is discharged through the long nozzles F. When the bottles are at rest immediately above the long nozzles F, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. I, the nozzles are inserted into the bottles and fresh water is forced from said nozzles to thoroughly cleanse the interior of the bottles. The means for raising and lowering i Y washing devices.

the nozzles F includes a link 25 pivoted to the cross head. 17, and an arm 26 connected to the upper end of said link, Figs. I and II. 27 designates a rock shaft secured to the arm 26, and 28 designates an operating arm secured to said rock shaft. The arm 28 is rocked, as will be presently described, to raiseand lower the cross head 17 and the nozzles F which move with said cross head. The intermediate bottle washing device includes the nozzles I which have been previously referred to, water tubes 16 to which the nozzles are secured, and a cross head 1.7 to which said water tubes are secured; The cross head 17 is slidably fitted to vertical guide rods 18. 25 designates a short link connecting the cross head 17 to an arm 26, the latter being secured to a rock shaft 27 provided with an operating arm 28. It

-wil1'be noted that the elements of the intermediate bottle washing device are quite similar to the elements of the final bottle washing device, and that each of these devices is provided with an operating arm (28-281' for raising and lowering the'water distributing nozzles. The arms 28 and 28 are connected to each other through the medium of a connecting bar 30. 31 designates a pitman connecting the bar 30 to a crank 32; said crank being fixed to a constantly rotating power shaft 33. The crank 32 travels around the axis of the power shaft 33 so as to oscillate the arms 28 and 28, thereby raising and lowering the nozzles of the intermediate and final bottle Theintermediate bottle washing device also includes flexible tubes 21' leading from a manifold 22' to the tubes 16, said tubes 21' and manifold 22'.being similar to the elements 2.1 and 22 of the final bottle washing device. -I do not deem it. necessary to show or describe all of the details of the different bottle washing devices for such details form no part of the present invention.

The means'for controlling the flow of water to the different b'o'ttle washing devices includes a valve 34 for controlling the admission of water to the manifold 22 of the final washing device, a valve 35 for controlling the fiow of water to the manifold 22 of the intermediate washing device, and a valve 36 for controlling the admission of water to the water distributing device D of the primary washing device. Each of these valves is provided with a bell crank lever 37 and'a valve stem 38 adapted to be operated by said bell crank lever. 39 designates a link connecting the bell crank lever 37, at theprimary Washing device, to the similar lever 37 at the intermediate washing device, and 40 designates a link connecting the last mentioned lever 37 to the lever 27 at the.

final washing device. The links 39 and 40 connect the various valves with each other in such. a manner that all of the valves may be opened and. closed by a single valve operating device. The means for automatically opening and closing the valves includes a rocker 42 (Fig.1 and a. link 43 connecting the lower end of said rocker to the linkt). The rocker -12 is pivotally supported at 44, and it is provided. with a pair of jaws 525 which embrace a cam -16. This cam is fixed to the constantly rotating power shaft and it is fitted to the jaws 45, so as to oscillate the rocker 42, thereby opening and closing all ofthe valves during each revolution of the power shaft. r

The water discharged from the long nozzles I and F passes into the bottles and then flows downwardly into the large reservoir 20. Fresh water is introduced into the nozzles F of the final bottle washing device, and this water is re-used byforcing it from the reservoir 20 to the other bottle washing devices.

5Q designates an overflow pipe leading from the reservoir 20 to the reservoir 6 of the primary washing device.

51 designates asuction pipe leading from the reservoir 6 to a pump 52 which dis-' i charges water into a pipe 53." The discharge pipe 53 communicates with the valve 35 which controls the admission of water to the intermediate bottle washing device, and

this pipe 53 is provided with a branch 5i of the primary washconducted to the reservoir 6.,which also.re

ceives the water discha rgediffrom. V the -primary Washing device.

The primary alid ing termediute bottle washing devices are supplied with water which passes from the reservoir 6 through suction pipe 51, and into pump 52, which forces, the water to said primary and intermediate washing devices. The reservoir 6 is provided with an overflow pipe 60. I

(-1 designates a rotatable screening device (Figs. III and VI) consisting of a cylindri lfljcal screen member 62, and heads 63 and64- at the ends of said screen member. A tubula'rjournul 65, extending from the head 64,

is rotatably fitted toga discharge member (36, v

the latter being secured to the reservoir 6.

1 The head 64 provided with a series of ports (37 through which the water passes in flowing from the interior of the screen to the suction pipe 51.

(38 designates a shaft section connecting theheads 6:) and 64, and (39 designates a drive shaft secured to a sleeve 70 which extends from the head 6;. The sprocket wheel 71 isi fixed to the drive shaft 69. This sprocket wheel may be rotated continuously by any suitable meclmnism. The object in rotating the screen 62 is to prevent labels and other matter from accumulating onthe surface of the screen.

I claim A bottle washing apparatus comprising a device for washing the outer faces of the butt I the outer which pusses from said device, :1 pair of bottle washing devices adapted to Wash the inner faces of the bottles, a reservoir con'mion to said pair of bottle washing devices adapted to rr 'eive the water which passes from the interior of the bottles, an overflow pipe for conducting water from said reservoir to said water receiver, and means for forcing water from said water re ceivcr to one of the pair of bottle Washing devices and also to the device for washing the outer faces of the bottle.

JOSEPH V. DAWSON.

. a water receiver adapted to receive 

